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FYI: With the S&P 500 seemingly hitting record highs on a daily basis, it is not surprising to see bullish sentiment increasing along with the market, and that's exactly what we saw this week. According to the American Association of Individual Investors (AAII), bullish sentiment increased by 5.24 percentage points to 57.93% from last week's level of 52.69%. What is likely to raise eyebrows, though, is the fact that with this week's increase, bullish sentiment hit its highest level in more than four years, and is the second highest reading we have seen in the current bull market. Regards, Ted http://www.bespokeinvest.com/thinkbig/2014/11/13/bullish-and-bearish-sentiment-both-increase.html?printerFriendly=true
Fed on Course For Mid-2015 Rate Rise, Job Market to Improve: Reuters Poll Reuters | Updated On: November 13, 2014 23:34 (IST) The latest poll, conducted November 7-13, showed that economists also expect the job market to continue to strengthen and inflation to trend higher.
Twenty-four of 43 economists polled by Reuters said the Fed will likely start raising short-term interest rates in June of next year. Economists predicted gross domestic product growth will average 2.2 per cent in 2014, rising to 3 per cent in 2015 and back down to 2.8 per cent in 2016.
Also: Fed's Fisher to be second policy hawk to retire in March Thu Nov 13, 2014 2:09pm EST Mandatory.Fisher, 65, is required by Fed rules to retire by next April Philadelphia Fed President Charles Plosser, who like Fisher has been a sharp critic of Fed policy and has also dissented this year, previously said he will retire on March 1. http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/13/us-usa-fed-fisher-idUSKCN0IX29820141113
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Reuters | Updated On: November 13, 2014 23:34 (IST)
The latest poll, conducted November 7-13, showed that economists also expect the job market to continue to strengthen and inflation to trend higher.
Twenty-four of 43 economists polled by Reuters said the Fed will likely start raising short-term interest rates in June of next year.
Economists predicted gross domestic product growth will average 2.2 per cent in 2014, rising to 3 per cent in 2015 and back down to 2.8 per cent in 2016.
The unemployment rate is seen dropping to an average of 5.5 per cent next year and 5.3 per cent in 2016, while core CPI inflation, a key concern for the Fed, is expected to rise to 1.9 per cent in 2015 and 2.2 per cent in 2016.
http://profit.ndtv.com/news/global-economy/article-fed-on-course-for-mid-2015-rate-rise-job-market-to-improve-reuters-poll-696508
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Fed's Fisher to be second policy hawk to retire in March
Thu Nov 13, 2014 2:09pm EST
Mandatory.Fisher, 65, is required by Fed rules to retire by next April Philadelphia Fed President Charles Plosser, who like Fisher has been a sharp critic of Fed policy and has also dissented this year, previously said he will retire on March 1.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/13/us-usa-fed-fisher-idUSKCN0IX29820141113